I don't think it'd be surprising if the Jets went defense pretty much regardless of who's on the board at 18. I wouldn't like it, but I wouldn't be surprised either.

And I've flip flopped on Cooks, but at the end of the day he brings a ton of what they need at the position and on offense in general and seems to be an overall solid human being. So I'd be happy about it.

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I have largely lost interest with the draft process a bit over the last few years and am now at a point where i don't really root for the team to take a specific player, instead waiting to see who they take and deciding if im happy then. However, after reading the article on Brandin Cooks on grantland, I would really like the team to take him. Sounds like a super hard worker with a good head on his shoulders.

Great pick jets fans, I know from what I see you guys weren't high on him but one of my favorites in this draft. I will watch your games when I can just to see him play.
And ty for taking him away from philly :)

Thoughts on what kind of offensive packages we're going to see this year from Mornhinweg? As a team that wants to run the ball and after drafting Amaro to pair with Cumberland I'd expect a good chunk of 2 TE sets.

In terms of wide receivers it obviously depends who ends up on the roster but a good number of guys who have a shot to make it have experience playing or might be best suited for the slot as well. Plus Cumberland, Amaro, and Sudfeld can all play there as well. There's the potential to do a lot of interesting stuff.

Like the defense, I think they'll be "multiple". As, to me, this was very much a "Patriots" kind of draft, I think this will evolve into very much a Patriots type of offense. People will carve out niche roles, but only a couple of select stars will really be on the field the majority of the time (Decker... possibly just Decker). If they make the active roster at an offensive skill position, I wouldn't be surprised to see them in a given game.

I do agree with you on the 2 TE set. And honestly, Suds is young too and has about as much potential as the other two. If he can work on his hands, he really presents the biggest mismatch of them with his size. I envision a lot of screens, the pistol, and bunch formations to try and confuse defenses.

Through OTAs so far it looks like the Jets are going to be unstoppable. Stephen Hill, having grown an inch, will reach Julio Jones levels. Decker for HOF. Geno is an airbender. Starting CBs will be Milliner, Dowling, and Patterson.

Did not realize Jermaine Cunningham was on the team. Bummer Barnes might not be ready for training camp, but if we can get a little rotation going once things matter, we might not have too bad of a pass rush. Funny how poor Rex has been at grooming a pass rushing OLB, though.

It's not inconceivable to think he is doing well yet it also not translating to the live practices/games. It's easy for someone as physically gifted as him to be able to do what he's doing without defenders to really worry about.

Disappointed to hear about how slowly Amaro is progressing this early on. Kind of worried he's exactly what I thought he was, which would bum me out that much more with the way they handled the draft. Cumby hopefully will make enough strides though that the unit as a whole will be dangerous. Again, it's all on Geno!

Didn't like the Amaro pick at the time, not surprised he's struggling. I just don't see how it's worth it to take him at 41. Ugh.

And to be clear, I'm not "basing my opinion on one minicamp report." This has been my opinion all along, and the report won't help me change that.

He just doesn't have the traits you want, especially at 41st overall, especially for this team. His best trait is that he's large. After that, his production was obviously tremendous. But after those two things when you break down his game, he's just an underwhelming talent in terms of translating to the pro game.

It's just frustrating, especially with how high he went.

My worst fear is that even if he proves me wrong and develops into a good TE - what's his ceiling? He's not going to be a pro bowler in that offense. He's not going to catch 70 passes. It was a bad pick. Wake me up when a report or real-life game shows me otherwise.

EDIT: And you guys know I'm not a Geno apologist at all, but an Amaro bust would be super unfair to him. You have that joke of a situation and then all you get this offseason is Eric Decker and a washed up Chris Johnson who will give you as many 1-yard gains and negative runs as 4+yard runs? He's set up to fail again.

Instead of Lee, Robinson, or any other host of WRs, it's going to be a ****** offense yet again. Decker in the Super Bowl didn't even belong on the field. He's a nice player, but without at least ONE other receiving option he's going to be focused on easily.

NFL.com has the Jets drafting 6'5 360 defensive lineman LaKendrick Ross in their supplemental mock draft. Apparently he repped 225 47 times and ran a sub-5.0 40 at a recent private workout. Depth at NT is good, but with that freakish size/strength/speed combo it could be a low risk high reward move. Will be interesting to see if they pick him up.

I hope we keep Hakim. Sounds like his speed is another level. He should be good for 2 TDs a year on returns. I don't know how they would have space unless Enunwa, Evans, and maybe even Hill go to the PS, but having him and Ford on kick duty would be nasty.

Also, the more I hear about how great Brandon Cooks is doing the angrier I get about how our actual draft went. But I'm sure Pryor will be great...

I think Hakim is going to be a practice squad guy with all the depth ahead of him. But there's a lot that needs to shake out at WR. There are about 10 guys who I think would have made the roster last year as WR's, and 4-5 of them are going to get cut. Hopefully the perception is that the Jets are bad at WR and they can sneak a draft pick or two onto the practice squad.

The concussion for Pryor is definitely concerning. I'd be curious to know how serious it was - all concussions are different. As long as they're very careful with him it should be alright. When you rush guys back that's when it becomes an issue. I had a pretty severe concussion playing basketball earlier this year and it knocked me out of work for almost two months - and my job doesn't involve running around full speed and hitting 200-300 pound men who are also running full speed.

In the right role, I think Johnson could potentially thrive with the Jets. Get him in space and let him use that speed, and don't grind him away by making him a volume dependent back. Keep him fresh, spell him with Ivory and Powell. Best thing about the Johnson signing is the only spot it potentially hurts is that third special teams back isn't there since you have both primary backs from last year returning. Richardson might make a push for a roster spot too, he's not a bad player.

First year in a while that the Jets are actually going to cut a couple of decent players. Wonder if they try to IR stash some guys if they get banged up in camp.